Kaitlin & Paul | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
I’ve been friends with Paul’s sister, Allie, since I was eight years old and I’ve always had a crush on him growing up and …
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Pamela & Andrew | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Our freshman year of college, Andrew and I were in the same dorm and on the same floor. We were friends at first…
Christie & Ryan | The Roundhouse | Beacon, NY
I was out with my friend in Hoboken for the day when we decided to go to one last bar before heading home. When we walked in, Ryan bumped into me…
Nicole & Scott | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
Scott and I grew up not far from each other on Long Island. We met after graduating from college when we both moved back home…
Jason & Rachel | The Roundhouse | Beacon, NY
Jason and I met in college, where we lived next door to each other in my freshman dorm. We started dating the following year…
Gila & Ari | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Ari and I saw each other on a dating app. We met the next day at a wine bar on the Upper West Side. It was while sipping our first glass of wine that Ari mentioned he was a rabbi living in the suburbs…
Jillian & Shane | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
I had a crush on Shane since I met him during homeroom our junior year of high school. We both attended the same college…
Katelyn & Emilio | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
It all started when my father couldn’t drive and I would take him to the bank. One day he said, “There’s a really nice boy I’d like you to meet.”
Katie & Anoop | Waterside Events | North Bergen, NJ
Anoop and I met in the fourth grade! We started dating when we were freshman in high school…
Stephanie & Alex | Liberty House | Jersey City, NJ
Alex and I went to the same high school, but our paths did not cross until I was 23 years old…
Sloane & Daniel | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Dan and I matched on Tinder and went on our first date a few days later. He took me to the Jersey Shore for dinner and we hit it off right away…
Natalia & Anthony | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
Anthony and I knew each other before starting to date. Our parents grew up in the same town and were Nutley High School graduates. Coincidentally, Anthony became best friends with my cousins…
Emma & Chase | The Wagner at the Battery | New York, NY
Chase and I met during our junior year of college at a party, well really, at several parties. After only a few encounters…
Megan & Corrine | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
Megan and I met when a good friend of hers, Brett, moved into an apartment in New York City with my good friend, Lee. Lee and Megan became close, so when I visited New York from Boston, Lee invited Megan to meet me…
Dana & Brant | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
When Brant first discovered my online dating profile on OK Cupid, we were only 10 percent compatible. So he spent the entire next day answering compatibility questions, and when he reached 97 percent …
Jaclyn & Ibrahim | Waterside Events
Abe and I met as freshman in high school. We had friends in common, but we left high school without ever getting to really know one another. Eight years …
Kara & Paul | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
Paul and I met in Chicago when we both ended up working at the same public relations agency…
Yael & DJ | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
DJ and I were set up by good friends. We were both at their wedding but didn’t meet each other until our “blind date.”
Natalie & Ravi | Hotel Eventi | New York, NY
Ravi & I met in high school during the fall of our senior year. Even though we were hanging out all the time, we were hesitant to start officially dating…
Michelle & Paul | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
I noticed Paul at our high school orientation and thought he was cute. We had a lot of classes together and we quickly became friends…
Ilana & Alexander | The Roundhouse | Beacon, NY
Ilana and I met as kids growing up in Miami, Florida. By the end of high school, we’d grown into close friends, and going off to college in separate states didn’t cause us to drift apart…
Marta & Justin | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
Justin and I met through a mutual friend on Facebook. I saw his photos and thought he was very handsome, but maybe too young…
Alyssa & Steve | Above | Staten Island, NY
Steve and I met in high school. Being just kids at the time, for our first date, he gave me the choice of McDonald’s or Wendy’s, and I chose …
Kelsey & Joseph | Above | Staten Island, NY
We were introduced at a mutual friend’s graduation party. I was attending pharmacy school in Buffalo, where Joseph had just been accepted to dental school…
Nicole & Joseph | Waterside Events | North Bergen, NJ
Joseph and I met while working together at the same company. We’ve been together ever since and were together for eight years when we got engaged.
Kristy & Matthew | Above | Staten Island, NY
Matt and I met at Wagner College when he was a senior and I was a junior. We had several friends in common and then our friendship turned into more.
Alicia & Joseph | Above | Staten Island, NY
Joe and I met through my friend Marie, who married Joe’s cousin Louis. She always insisted Joe and I were the perfect match and eventually we went on a double date.
Katie & Jason | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Jason and I met at a mutual friend’s birthday party…
Leila & Michael | Waterside Events | North Bergen, NJ
I met Michael through mutual friends while I was visiting New York and …
Nicole & Thomas | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
Tom and I knew each other but hadn’t seen each other in almost 18 years. Thanks to Tom’s persistence, our first date was at Thom Thom Steak and Seafood …
Jaclyn & Nadav | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
I met Nadav at his best friend Justin’s birthday party in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district …
Kimberly & Michael | Above | Staten Island, NY
I met Michael on our college campus and we ended up spending that whole day together and nearly every day since…
Brielle & Stephen | The Terrace at Biagio’s | Paramus, NJ
Stephen and I have known each other our entire lives. We grew up in the same town where his family owned the local bar…
Jessica & Scott | The Wagner at the Battery | New York, NY
Scott and I met through mutual friends. We were given each other’s numbers, and after a week of texting, we scheduled our first date.
Karley & Joe | The Roundhouse | Beacon, NY
Joey and I met the summer I moved to Queens from upstate NY. We were at a mutual friend’s party in Manhattan…
Ashley & Joe | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
Joe and I met during college at Loyola University. We were friends for two years before we started dating…
Johanna & Benjamin | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
We met while in college at Princeton. We bonded over the Yankees and were good friends for about four years before we started dating…
Lianna & Joshua | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
Josh and I met when I was living in Vermont. He invited me over for a home-cooked meal, and after an amazing duck dinner we spent hours talking…
Debra & Tal | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Tal and I were high school sweethearts. We met in 11th grade and went on a date to Starbucks, where he bought me a reusable coffee mug that I still have…